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BACKGROUND: Type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ collagen, the main components of cardiac stroma,have supporting,protective and restrictive effects on myocardial cells. They are essential for the heart to maintain its normal shape and function. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effects of types Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen on cardiac function by observing their changes in atrium myocardium of children with ventricular septal defect (VSD). DESIGN: A case analysis. SETTTING: Department of Cytobiology, Xinxiang Medical College. PARTICIPANTS: Six children who had died from accidents were selected from the Pediatric Department of the First Affiliated Hospital,Xinxiang Medical College, between January and August 2003. Informed consent was obtained form their relatives. They were 4 males and 2 females,ranging from 1 to 15 years in age. Congenital heart diseases were excluded by naked-eye anatomical examination,and right atrium tissues were collected for the study. Meanwhile, 21 children with VSD, 12 males and 9 females aged 1-17 years,were recruited from the Department of Cardiac-thoracic Surgery of the same hospital. METHODS:A small amount of fresh myocardium was cut from the right atrium at the edge of incision. Peroxidase-labeled strepto-avidin immunohistochemical method was adopted to detect the expression of types Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen protein in atrium myocardium, which was analyzed using image analysis to calculate the area composition ratio of type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ collagen in atrium myocardium(representing the relative area percentage of collagen protein) and area percentage (representingthe expression percentage of collagen protein). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Expression of typeⅠand type Ⅲ collagen protein in atrium myocardium. RESULTS: Six normal controls and 21 patients with VSD entered the final statistical analysis. ① Type Ⅰcollagen of normal atrium was strip-like fibers with different diameters connected with each other,whereas type Ⅲ collagen was scattered in spots and pieces. ② The distribution of type Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen of atrium in VSD patients was mostly similar to that of the normal controls; only part of them displayed extreme rearrangement, that is,type Ⅰcollagen presenting large-speckle increment,breakage or disappearance, while type Ⅲ collagen increased in stripes and bundles. ③ The area percentage and area composition ratio of type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ collagen:type Ⅰ collagen expressed more than type Ⅲ collagen in normal myocardium [area percentage: (48.82±12.35)％ vs (40.02±13.53)％, t=2.173, P ＜ 0.05;area composition: (15.87±6.03) μm2 vs (13.62 6.94) μm2, t=2.221, P ＜ 0.05].Likewise, type Ⅰ collagen expressed more highly than type Ⅲ collagen in VSD myocardium [area percentage: (55.37±10.42)％ vs (50.27±14.36) ％,t=2.173, P ＜ 0.05; area composition: (24.93±9.62) μm2 vs (19.22 12.03) μm2,t=2.221, P＜ 0.05]. The content of both type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ collagen in VSD children was obviously higher than that in normal children(t=2.153-2.234,P ＜ 0.05). CONCLUSION: In children with VSD, part of type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ collagen is found rearranged and increased in atrium, which may result from the interstitial compensation due to cardiac dysfunction.
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Objective To observe the effects of different hypothermia on cerebral oxygen metabolism during cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB).Methods 20 patients undergoing valvular replacements were randomly divided in two groups:shallow hypothermia group(30℃) and middle hypothermia group(26℃).Blood gas analysis and lactate concentration in arterial and internal jugular vein blood were monitored at 3 time points during operation,from which the arterial-internal jugular venous oxygen content difference(Ca-jvO 2),cerebral oxygen extraction ratio(ERO 2),cerebral lactate production(ADVL) were calculated.Results CaO 2,Ca-jvO 2 and ERO 2 of the two groups were significantly reduced(P0 05) at the same time points.Ca-jvO 2 at the T 3 time point was both lower(P
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Objective To study the expression of PTEN and Caspase-3 proteins in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) and to analyze the relationships between the expressions of the proteins and clinicopathologic factors as well as prognosis.Methods 64 cases of ESCCs,16 cases of pericarcinoma tissues and 16 cases of dysplasia epithelium were immunohistochemically stained.All 64 patients who underwent surgical treatment up to January 2005 were regularly followed up through letters and check-ups.Results The positive expression rate in pericarcinoma tissues,dysplasia and ESCC were significantly down-regulated((P
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Objective To investigate expressional pattern of the Connexin 43 in atrial myocytes of ventricular septal defect children. Methods The expressional role of the Connexin 43 in atrial myocytes of ventricular septal defect children were observed and determinated by immunohistochemistry and digital image analysis technology. Results 1.The Connexin 43 granules of 1-3 year-old-group normal children were mainly distributed on cell side surface,which took on beening spot-,belt-or chain-shaped,but seldom at intercalated disks. The Connexin 43 of 7-16 year-old-group normal children were abundantly distributed on cell side surface and intercalated disks. 2.The Connexin 43 of 1-3 year-old-group ventricular septal defect children were not noly distributed on cell side surface but could be detected at intercalated disks and cytoplasm,a few granules were irregular in arrangement.The Connexin 43 of 7-16 year-old-group ventricular septal defect children were distributed on cell side surface and in cytoplasm but seldom existed at intercalated disks,and arranged in irregular order. 3.The experimental results showed insignificant difference in the expressional amount of the Connexin 43 in atrial myocytes between the ventricular septal defect children and normal children. Conclusion The Cx 43 distributional pattern in atrial myocytes of ventricular septal defect children was changed,but its expressional amount was indistinct,which suggested that ventricular septal defect affected only the Cx43 expressional pattern.